Thurn's corner of story telling

[thurnwenthil]

I am going to put my one shot stories in this thread.

stories :
Witch Cave
The Rose Maze
Helping Hands
Painful Gossip
Cassandra's Filesl( the rest of the Cassandra's files are in an other thread)
Relic's Curse
The Nordic Arctic Forest

[thurnwenthil]

okay first story I will be posting is my December story for the contest
it was called

Witch Cave

There was a story told in a village in the high north. A story that was told for centuries, but over time was slowly forgotten. However, a child went missing a few years ago and at that point, the tale of the witch cave spread again almost at the speed of light.


It all started when a young boy named Brayam lived in a village far away from the big cities of the time. The only way to get there was a long road through the forest. It was lonely there. There weren’t many children his age, but there were so many things a young boy could explore in the forest around the village that he didn't mind. During one of those explorations, he found a clearing with a cave at the end. He kept wondering what the meaning of that cave was yet did not dare get closer to it since there was an old legend saying that the witch living in that cave took most of the children and turned them into fairies or goblins. That part, the legend was not really clear about. Brayam grew older and, when he reached the age of 15, he couldn't help it. He really couldn't; he wanted to see what was in that cave.


It was winter at the time, cold and snowing, when he left his home to look at what was in that cave. For some reason, he couldn't have waited till next spring. When he reached that clearing, he saw little footprints on the freshly fallen snow, but the small human footprints were even too small for the children living in the village.


It made Brayam even more curious about what was going on in that place, so carefully he walked closer to the cave and there he saw fairies dressed in red and even goblins making toys, but it wasn't an old ugly witch who ordered them; It was a beautiful young one and a bit of an older man making presents of the toys laying around in that cave.


Brayam wondered who those people were, since he never saw the old man and the woman in the village. Very softly, he walked to a big stone near the entrance of the cave. He then sat and observed the rest of the insides of the cave. It was bright there, with a lot of red and golden yellow colors but also the green of a winter pine tree. The colors felt Christmas-like to him.


After a few minutes, he decided to go back to the village, but when he stood up to leave his spot the old man noticed him and greeted him warmly, saying: “Hello, Brayam. How have you been?” Brayam answered. “I am fine. Thank you, mister.”


A few weeks have passed since then and his parents still don't know where Brayam is. He went missing like some of the other children over the years…

[Dany1908]

i liked this one in the story contest
very nice

[thurnwenthil]

this was a sketch for a meeting I helped organize but it ended up being a story told. this is the first part

Helping hands

In a village close to the shore, there lived a young eccentric man, though people wouldn't want to get close to him he was happy there since he lived his live how he wanted to do.
But why would the people ignore him is what you would ask yourself, it is quit simple he was different then most of the people living in that village.


On a weekend night this eccentric man walked home after he had visiting a cafe.
That wasn't strange he did this often, even the walk back on a lonely country-road
but he saw this time an elderly man laying there, it seems that he was wounded.
So he walked to that old man and knelt next to him.
And asked “sir, can I help you with something”
the elder say “no I am just resting here”
the young man asked again “are you sure, sir?”
“can't a old man rest here on his way home?”the old man asked but it was clear that he was hiding his condition. Because of that the eccentric young man doubted the words of him. So he said again “it is something little to bring you home if you are wounded and can't go home on your own”
now was the old guy really pissed at him and he said “leave me alone, I can get home myself and I don't need YOUR help to do so”
the eccentric youth looked at the elderly man with worried eyes. But then signed and left him there sitting in the cold.


When the young man was out of sight the old man signed and started to talk in himself. “to be honest I needed that young man's help but what would my family and neighbors think if he brought me home? They would start to ignore me and talk behind my back as well. But I didn't expect that he would ask if I needed help from him. Doesn't he know that we are talking about him? Then again I don't think anyone else would walk over this road tonight so I wonder how I would get home. Maybe I shouldn't have been that stubborn and just accepted his helping hand. But know it is to late to do so.


Meanwhile was the young man almost home a few meters. But he still kept thinking that he might not have done the right thing but what could have done the old man got angry at him for wanting to help him. With his key almost in the door-lock he said. “I just should have take him to my place if he didn't want to tell his home even kicking and screaming and then wait till tomorrow after I helped him with the wounds he had and after a good night sleep maybe he would have been able to go home by himself.
Then again it would be easy to forget the old man and just go on with his live since if it was him the old man wouldn't have helped him. But is that really the right thought and the best way of action to do what others would do if they were in the same place?”


what would you do when you get yourself in that situation?
Would you do what is right or what others would do to you or others?
Since we all know what the good thing to do is but only a few people would find the courage to do it.

[naitsirk0]

Delightful.
If you put a directory in the front post then that'll make it easier for people to view this thread.

[thurnwenthil]

with the names of the stories or something like that. and links to those post?
I wonder how to do that
since I have no idea

[Dany1908]

i learned to do that from nait if u wan't to put the story post click on the number were says #6 (permalink) and than link normally

[thurnwenthil]

this is the last part of the story of helping hands it should have been show as a sketch but for unknown reason they told it as a story

painful gossip

A few weeks have passed after the rescue of the old man. And a lot has happened in that time one of those things the point of view of the old and and his wife about the eccentric person who's name was apparently David and his character was more then only being an eccentric. Because of that the old man who's name was Janus and his wife Helena, went to drink coffee at David's place or David came to them and when they did that they discussed about a lot of things.


But nothing goes well in that village near the shore, and people started to talk about the old man Janus and his wife Helena, when they passed them or even when David passed those villagers, David didn't bother to find out what they were talking about since he was always the talk of the day since his cloths and his way of acting was not what the villagers wanted it to be. But for Janus and Helena it was different they didn't know what to think about it, it was for them the first time to be in the center of the gossiping of the village. The story so it seems what was going around was that the two had changed their thought about what it was to live in a village like this and how to treat other people but also that the villagers shouldn't trust them anymore because of their friendship that eccentric.


On a weekday Helena when shopping at the local supermarket and she saw a few of her friends talking to each other she walked to them and greeted them but those friends turned around and walked a few steps away before turning there backs so clear to her. Helena was stunned she went inside of the supermarket and did her groceries, when she left the supermarket they were still standing there and she could hear them talk “what is wrong with those to” “yeah but I am sure it is David’s ….” “then why are they listening … “ “we shouldn't trust them ….”Helena walked closer the group went silent again, Helena signed and went home she filled with sadness why are they talking like that I don't understand.


Helena arrived home and put away her groceries Janus thought there was something strange about the actions on his wife, so that evening when they were drinking their tea and talked about the day he asked what was wrong with her. Then Helena told her husband the story what happened at the supermarket and Janus felt also sadness coming over him because the villagers didn't seem to understand a thing. Then he said to his wife “tomorrow is the day that David is coming here we should tell him this and ask what we can do about it” Helena nodded, and after that they went to bed.


The next morning David came to visited, but when he entered the living room there wasn't the normal atmosphere of gentleness and comfort. Helena and Janus looked a few times to each other to find out when it was the right time to start explaining it to David. Then the old man signed and started talking “ my wife Helena was yesterday out shopping at the supermarket and she saw some friends she greeted them of course but they didn't want to talk to her and after she did her groceries she heard them gossiping about her and about us. They are telling that we shouldn't go near them anymore because we are also friends with you now, David. What must we do? Is there even a solution to this problem?”the old Janus ask the last two questions with pain in his voice.


David thought for a few moments and said “there is always a solution, always but are you willing to take a risk with me to do so? “
“will that make the people of this village act normal around us again? Then yes I … we are willing to take that risk”answered the old Janus”but don't do anything rash”he followed.
“I wouldn't dare do something rash”answered David laughing “but will you come to the city center this afternoon? I am planning ask the people the why”
“we will be there”
“then I take my leave and see you there” said David and he left the old couple speechless .


That afternoon David walked to the city center with his best cloths on and searched for a high place to stand and been seen. When he found one it was near a tree so there was plenty of shades, he climbed on it and he then took a deep breath and let the air slip out very slowly before he raised his voice and asked loud”why is it so strange for all of you that the old man Janus and I became friends? And is that reason enough to not talk to his wife and him since then? And does it give you the right to talk about their backs? I ask you all these things because I don't see a valid reason and I want to know it. Tell me those things we did wrong or what you thing with did wrong in your eyes to OUR faces so that we can defend us against it or answer to it. That is the reason I am standing before you this afternoon because I don't want to talk behind your back to find my answers my parents learned me to ask if you want to know something about a person and not go to others who might know it.
“
but the people of that town looked the eccentric David in the eyes and they all thought how dare he question our doing we did nothing wrong, that is your way of thinking that is the reason. But they kept silent.
“then”David followed his speech” what can I do about the sadness that the old Janus and Helena feel because of your ignoring them,after the accident that I brought Janus home. Is it that I talk on the way home to Janus to keep him from thinking to much about his wounds and after that we kept meeting each other for coffee or tea? Tell me the reason what is wrong with that?
But if you don't answer before nightfall I want you to be normal to Helena and Janus when morning comes again.”


the hours passed and still the people didn't talk to David, at some point Janus and Helena walked towards him and they both thanked him for what he did for them and kept him company in those hours.
But still no reaction of the village people. David started to wonder if there was a chance that they would change their action towards to old Janus and his Helena.


Will they be able to change their thoughts these blockheads of villagers or are they too locked in the thoughts that everything that is strange in their eyes is wrong and should be ignored and talked about? And bring sadness to those involved? I don't know but I am still looking for that answer.

[thurnwenthil]

okay dany thnx will try it

[naitsirk0]

Yeah, just click the number of the post you want to link then follow this template.
e.g. Witch Cave: Thurn's corner of story telling then you write
[ url=http://www.animecrazy.net/forums/9968896-post2.html ] Name of poem e.g. Witch Cave [ /url] remove the spaces and you're good to go.